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21 " The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it. "
― Terry Pratchett , Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3)
22 " HUMAN BEINGS MAKE LIFE SO INTERESTING. DO YOU KNOW, THAT IN A UNIVERSE SO FULL OF WONDERS, THEY HAVE MANAGED TO INVENT BOREDOM. (Death) "
― Terry Pratchett , Hogfather (Discworld, #20; Death, #4)
23 " We who think we are about to die will laugh at anything. "
― Terry Pratchett , Night Watch (Discworld, #29; City Watch, #6)
24 " ...inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened. "
― Terry Pratchett , Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1)
25 " Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual. "
― Terry Pratchett , Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4)
26 " Do you think it's possible for an entire nation to be insane? "
27 " Aziraphale collected books. If he were totally honest with himself he would have to have admitted that his bookshop was simply somewhere to store them. He was not unusual in this. In order to maintain his cover as a typical second-hand book seller, he used every means short of actual physical violence to prevent customers from making a purchase. Unpleasant damp smells, glowering looks, erratic opening hours - he was incredibly good at it. "
― Terry Pratchett , Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
28 " 25 And the Lord spake unto the Angel that guarded the eastern gate, saying 'Where is the flaming sword that was given unto thee?'26 And the Angel said, 'I had it here only a moment ago, I must have put it down some where, forget my own head next.'27 And the Lord did not ask him again. "
29 " You're Hell's Angels, then? What chapter are you from?''REVELATIONS. CHAPTER SIX. "
30 " This book was written using 100% recycled words. "
― Terry Pratchett , Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches #2)
31 " The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. "
― Terry Pratchett , Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
32 " In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book. "
― Terry Pratchett , Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death, #3)
33 " Coffee is a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to your older self. "
― Terry Pratchett , Thud! (Discworld, #34; City Watch #7)
34 " Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages. "
35 " My experience in Amsterdam is that cyclists ride where the hell they like and aim in a state of rage at all pedestrians while ringing their bell loudly, the concept of avoiding people being foreign to them.My dream holiday would be a) a ticket to Amsterdam b) immunity from prosecution and c) a baseball bat. "
― Terry Pratchett
36 " Studies have shown that an ant can carry one hundred times its own weight, but there is no known limit to the lifting power of the average tiny eighty-year-old Spanish peasant grandmother. "
― Terry Pratchett , Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2)
37 " Death and Famine and War and Pollution continued biking towards Tadfield. And Grievous Bodily Harm, Cruelty To Animals, Things Not Working Properly Even After You've Given Them A Good Thumping but secretly No Alcohol Lager, and Really Cool People travelled with them. "
38 " The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind. "
― Terry Pratchett , Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)
39 " Hell may have all the best composers, but heaven has all the best choreographers. "
40 " Some things are fairly obvious when it's a seven-foot skeleton with a scythe telling you them "